The golem and the wondrous deeds of the Maharal of Prague
By: Yudl Rosenberg ; translated from the Hebrew and edited and with an introduction and notes by Curt Leviant
Contributors: Leviant, Curt
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780300122046
Subjects: Judah Loew ben Bezalel, -- ca. 1525-1609 -- Legends; Golem; Blood accusation -- Legends; Legends, Jewish
Genres: Legends
Work titles: Niflaʾot Maharal.
Notes: Translated from the Hebrew

Includes bibliographical references
Table of contents: title: Publisher's preface; title: Bill of sale; title: The history of the great Gaon, the holy, supernal Maharal of Prague, may the memory of that righteous, saintly man be a blessing for life in the world to come; title: The Maharal's battle against the blood libel; title: The Maharal's suggestion to have a disputation with the priests; title: The disputation; title: "A man who excels at his work shall attend upon kings" : this is the Maharal; title: How the Maharal created the golem; title: How Yossele the golem carried water for Passover; title: How Yossele the golem caught fish for Rosh Hashana; title: For what purposes the Maharal used the golem; title: The Maharal's first miracle with the golem; title: The astonishing tale of the healer's daughter; title: The wondrous and famous story known as "The daughter's misfortune"; title: A very amazing tale about a blood libel by the priest Thaddeus which caused his final downfall and his banishment from Prague; title: The marvelous story of the wonder of wonders that the Maharal revealed to the two Berls whose two children were switched by a midwife; title: The astounding story of the Torah that fell to the floor on Yom Kippur; title: The attack on Yossele the golem; title: An awesome tale about the ruin near Prague; title: A wondrous tale about Duke Bartholomew; title: The last blood libel in Prague during the Maharal's lifetime; title: How the Maharal brought about the end of the golem; title: The Maharal's remarks concerning the golem; title: A miraculous event pertaining to the Maharal's engagement